Married to the Cold-blooded CEO

Ava Sinclair, once the cherished daughter of a wealthy family, finds her world in ruins after her father's mysterious death and the collapse of their company. Now struggling to pay for her younger brother’s life-saving treatments, Ava is drowning in debt with no options left. Just when she’s about to break, Damien Blackwood — a cold, calculating billionaire with a reputation for cruelty — offers her a deal: marry him for one year in exchange for money, protection, and complete financial support. But the contract comes with strict conditions — no intimacy, no emotions, and no freedom.



What Ava doesn’t know is that Damien has a hidden agenda. Years ago, he was destroyed by her family’s betrayal — and he believes Ava played a role in that downfall. What started as a calculated move to humiliate her turns unexpectedly complicated when the woman he wants to break turns out to be stronger than he imagined.



Living under the same roof, Ava quietly endures Damien’s cold stares and sharp words, facing humiliation from his staff, his social circle, and the media. But she never bends. Her quiet strength and fierce loyalty begin to unsettle him. Damien, expecting a spoiled heiress, instead finds a woman with fire buried beneath the ashes of her broken life.



As Damien plays puppet master, controlling parts of Ava’s life from behind the scenes, Ava begins to uncover pieces of the past — the truth behind her father’s fall, and Damien’s connection to it. Meanwhile, Ava’s ex-fiancé resurfaces, hoping to exploit her vulnerability again. But this time, Damien intervenes, destroying the man publicly in a savage business move that stuns everyone.



Ava, tired of being controlled, begins to fight back. She focuses on building something of her own — perhaps a fashion brand, legal service, or business startup — proving she’s not just a pawn in a man’s world. Her newfound independence draws attention, and even Damien starts seeing her as an equal rather than a tool for revenge. But as their icy dynamic begins to melt, one stolen kiss, one accidental moment of vulnerability, sparks something far more dangerous than hatred — desire.



Their passion simmers beneath the surface as both try to pretend it means nothing. But Damien is losing control. His long-held anger starts to unravel as he realizes Ava may have been innocent all along. When the truth finally surfaces — that Ava was manipulated just like him — the weight of his guilt crushes him. Ava, devastated by his betrayal and manipulation, leaves him.



Without her, Damien crumbles. For the first time, he’s forced to confront his own demons — the pain of the past, the lies he believed, and the woman he pushed away. Meanwhile, Ava begins investigating her father's death in earnest, uncovering a darker conspiracy that links back to the real person who destroyed both their families.



When this hidden enemy targets Ava directly, Damien risks everything to save her. Together, they expose the truth, reclaim what was stolen from them, and take revenge on the ones who once broke them. In the end, Ava’s brother is saved, her business thrives, and she no longer needs a man to survive.



But when Damien asks her to marry him again — this time without a contract — Ava makes her own choice. She chooses him not out of desperation, but out of love.



Their story closes with redemption, healing, and a future built not on revenge, but on hard-earned trust and desire — perhaps with a wedding vow renewal, a pregnancy reveal, or a quiet moment of peace between two once-broken souls who now belong only to each other.